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I need to know what is the meaning of eating disorder?

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Eating Disorders: There are two kind of eating disorders 1overeating disorders in which the person can not resist the food and it may be binge disorder, night time eating and over eating especially during holidays 2bulimia nervosa a condition in which person overeats and then purging by inducing vomiting or taking laxatives 3anorexia nervosa in which a person refuses to eat with the fear of gaining weight.

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